GOP lawmaker Virginia Foxx minorly injured in fall after speaker vote

North Carolina GOP Rep. Virginia Foxx sought medical attention on Friday for a minor fall that occurred on Capitol Hill shortly after House Speaker Mike Johnson was reelected.

A spokesperson for Foxx's office told Politico that the congresswoman, who is 81, appears to be okay but that she was seeking treatment from the Attending Physician’s office for some cuts. 

"[She] slipped while walking down the marble staircase outside the House chamber, after walking up to talk to her family in the gallery," the spokesperson said. "After being helped to her feet, and looked over by medical personnel, she proceeded on her own to the Attending Physician’s office to get treated for a few individual cuts. Everything seems to be okay."

Foxx, who chairs the House Education Committee, reportedly had a bloody nose from the fall but no other injuries were immediately identifiable, according to Fox News.

The North Carolinian confirmed the incident in a post on X on Friday afternoon, stating that she had a few cuts but was otherwise okay.

"Thank you to everyone for your prayers – just a few small cuts and I’m doing just fine," she wrote in the post. "I’m a mountain woman, and we’re tougher than a $2 steak."

The fall comes after the House reelected Johnson as speaker in a 218-215 vote, but before the House votes on a rules package. It is not clear whether Foxx will be back in time to vote on the package. 

Misty Severi is a news reporter for Just The News. You can follow her on X for more coverage.